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The Boys

1998 drama film by Rowan Woods
Movie film Q7719728
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Summary

The Boys is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role[3], AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[4], AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[5], AACTA Award for Best Direction[6]
  • Director: Rowan Woods[7]
  • Screenwriter: Stephen Sewell[8]
  • Composer: The Necks[9]
  • Genre: crime film[10], drama film[11]
  • Cast member: David Wenham[12], Toni Collette[13], Lynette Curran[14], John Polson[15], Anthony Hayes[16]
  • Producer: Robert Connolly[17], John Maynard[18]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[19]
  • Review score: 88%[20], 7.6/10[21]
  • Color: color[22]
  • Country of origin: Australia[23]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1998[24]
  • Distributed by: Roadshow Home Video[25]
  • Narrative location: Australia[26]
  • Filming location: Sydney[27], Australia[28]
  • Nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Film[29], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role[30], AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[31], AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[32], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[33], AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[34], AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[35], AACTA Award for Best Costume Design[36], AACTA Award for Best Direction[37], AACTA Award for Best Editing[38], AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score[39], AACTA Award for Best Sound[40]
  • Title: The Boys[41]
  • Duration: 86 minutes[42]
  • Box office: 709,038 Australian dollar[43]

Why It Matters

The Boys is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did The Boys receive?

Honors received include AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role[3], AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[4], AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[5], and AACTA Award for Best Direction[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [3] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Letterboxd. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1998 drama film by Rowan Woods
    Movie review query engine id → the-boys-m100017028
    Trakt.tv film id → 8216
    P14449 → 2695
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